More praise for

THINGS CHANGE

A 2005 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

"A debut novel that is both forceful and cautionary."

—Booklist

"From the ironic title to the uncompromising ending,

tension dragged me by the hair through Things Change by Patrick Jones. The details are revealed relentlessly and steadily, with each twist tightening the noose of obsession, neediness, abuse, and control There is humor here, but it's mixed with a darker seam, which I found intriguing. I don't think I'll ever listen to Springsteen the same way again."

—ANNETTE CURTIS KLAUSE, author of Blood and Chocolate

In his passionate first novel, noted librarian Patrick Jones examines the one constant in young adult lives: change! And he does it beautifully—with compelling insight; dramatic empathy; and unsentimental, tough-minded but sympathetic understanding. Things Change is a transformative reading experience, and I wouldn't change a word of it."

—MICHAEL CART, former president of YALSA and author of My Father's Scar and Necessary Noise

"The stakes for a young human being to come of age are always high, but in Patrick Jones's Things Change the stakes are mortal. It's an important novel for young readers—young women and men—and for their parents."

—TERRY DAVIS, author of If Rock and Roll Were a Machine